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Beginning of the Australian Gold Rush: New South Wales would be changed forever...
Beginning of the Australian Gold Rush: New South Wales would be changed forever...
Item # 691164
September 19, 1851
THE TIMES, London, Sept. 19, 1851
* First Australian gold rush
* Colony of New South Wales
Page 4 has over two columns taken up with an excellent article concerning the New South Wales Gold Rush in Australia.
The gold rush began a bit earlier in 1851. This period in the history of New South Wales resulted in a rapid growth in the population and significant boost to the economy of the colony of New South Wales.
The California Gold Rush three years prior signaled the impacts on society that gold fever would produce, both positive and negative. The New South Wales colonial government concealed the early discoveries, but various factors changed the policy.
The lengthy article details the positives & negatives a major gold rush would have on Australia, drawing many comparisons to what happened in California. The full article is shown in the photos.
A very notable event in the history of Australia.
Page 4 has content concerning attempts to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule.
Complete inn 8 pages, very nice condition. The dark spot at the beginning of the article is actually the reverse of the red tax stamp on page 3.
Note: this same issue, with some condition problems, (along with several other unrelated issues) recently sold in auction for $900.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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